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Expenditure— continued. Public Trust Office — continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward ... 3,677 2 8 Native Beserves Branch, — To Salaries of Officers, — Commissioner ... ... ... 250 0 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... 90 0 0 390 0 0 Commission paid ... ... ... ... 37 17 2 Travelling Expenses of Native members of Public Trust Office Board 7 15 0 Stamps ... ... ... 10 6 2 Stationery ... ... ... ... ... 1 17 6 447 15 10 West Coast Settlement Beserves Branch,* — To Salaries of Officers, — Beserves Trustee ... ... ... 600 0 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... 209 3 4 Clerk ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 Interpreter ... ... ... 92 8 0 Office cleaner ... ... ... 6 0 0 957 11 4 Travelling expenses ... ... ... ... 59186 Advertising ... ... ... ... ... 82 5 4 Clerical assistance ... ... ... ... 820 Stamps ... ... ... 39 15 0 Stationery ... ... ... ... ... 1 17 6 Sundries ... ... ... ... ... 14 0 0 1,163 9 8 Balance on 31st December, 1884 ... 10,102 14 8 Total ... ... £15,391 2 10

* The loss this year in managing these reserves is £276 12s. Id., making the total loss met out of tho profits of the other branches of tho office £1,113 12s. Bd. B. C. Hamerton, Public Trustee. J. C. Moginie, Accountant. Public Trustee Office, Wellington, 15th May, 1885. Audited and found correct, James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.